Culture - Sputum

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

A Medication Guide to Internal Medicine Tests and Procedures

Abstract

A sputum culture is an often noninvasive and most useful test in the assessment of lower respiratory tract infections. Sputum samples can be useful in other disease states, such as certain cancers; however, sampling is predominately useful for infectious diseases. Obtained sputum can be tested and evaluated via both Gram stain and microbiologic culture/sensitivity testing. These two procedures are most frequently performed simultaneously and interpreted together in the evaluation of a sputum sample. Antibiotic selection should be guideline-based and directed by results of the sputum sample.

First Page

101

Last Page

104

DOI

10.1016/B978-0-323-79007-9.00022-2

Publication Date

1-1-2021

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